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    TV Show Review- Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)

    A few weeks ago, NBC aired Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The version they showed is the original 1966 cartoon version of the Dr. Seuss children story. It’s been years since I watched it so I decided to…

    By essieofwho December 10, 2020
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2020,  Books,  christmas,  Clothing,  Dior,  Fashion,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Luxury

    5 Favorite Fashion Books to Give as Gifts for Christmas 2020

    For many years, I collect fashion books. Some of them are for specific collections or fashion houses, others are about fashion styles from specific time periods. Some are coffee table books while others are actually textbooks that are used by…

    By essieofwho December 9, 2020
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2020,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review- Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (1970)

    On Friday, November 27, 2020, ABC stations aired the Christmas classic movie/TV show Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town. 2020 marks the 50th Anniversary of the movie so it was very special and important for me to see it. Since…

    By essieofwho December 8, 2020
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    Movie Review- Mrs. Santa Claus (1996)

    Way back in July, Walmart had Christmas movies for sale for Christmas in July. After browsing the movies, I found a few that I wanted, but the one I wanted to see the most is Mrs. Santa Claus. Mrs. Santa…

    By essieofwho December 7, 2020
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    Movie Review: Holiday Inn (Broadway 2016 Pro Shot Version)

    In a previous Blogmas post, I reviewed the 1942 movie Holiday Inn. In 2016, a theater musical version of the movie premiered on Broadway. In the 75th Anniversary edition DVD set I purchased of Holiday Inn, a pro shot version…

    By essieofwho December 6, 2020
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    Movie Review: Holiday Inn (1942)

    When I began preparing for this year’s Blogmas, I decided to focus on reviewing movies in order to have post already prepared and scheduled without worrying about writing a new post every day. One of the movies I debated if…

    By essieofwho December 5, 2020
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2020,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review: Hallmark Channel’s Christmas at Dollywood (2019)

    Last year, while on a visit to one of my friend’s home, we talked about Hallmark Channel Christmas movies. We talked about how silly and ridiculous many of them are as well as some of our favorites. One of my…

    By essieofwho December 4, 2020
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2020,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review- Hallmark Hall of Fame’s The Love Letter

    In the 1990’s, before the Hallmark Channel was the Hallmark Channel, there was the Hallmark Hall of Fame on CBS. I remember watching the Hallmark Hall of Fame movies on Sundays during holiday season, specifically Christmas time. Although there are…

    By essieofwho December 3, 2020
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    Top 5 Weirdest Christmas Presents I Ever Asked For

    In November, while talking to my friends, they began to joke about all the weird things they asked for as presents over the years. I, of course, am no exception. In fact, the reason why this conversation started was because…

    By essieofwho December 2, 2020
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2020,  christmas,  Holidays,  Makeup,  Sephora,  Skin Care

    Sephora 2020 Wild Wishes Advent Calendar

    For my birthday last month, I decided to buy myself a Sephora advent calendar. I really wanted to get an advent calendar for a few year, but I never did. Sephora’s advent calendars are known on social media as not…

    By essieofwho December 1, 2020
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